# Mainz vs mink

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mainz
*name · IPA /maɪnts/ · frequency rank #39,410*
A city, the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the River Rhine.

### mink
*noun · IPA /mɪŋk/ · frequency rank #23,904*
Any semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammal in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neogale vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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